| ISOAMYL ALCOHOL | |
| COE No.: | 51 |
| FEMA No.: | 2057 |
| JECFA No.: | 52 |
| Chemical names: | 3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL |
| Synonyms: | ISOBUTYL CARBINOL |
| Functional class: | FLAVOURING AGENT |
| Latest evaluation: | 1996 |
| ADI: | 0-3 mg/kg bw (1979) |
| Comments: | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. The 1979 group ADI of 0-3 mg/kg bw for isoamyl acetate and isoamyl butyrate, expressed as isoamyl alcohol, was maintained at the forty-sixth meeting (1996). |
| Report: | TRS 868-JECFA 46/23 |
| Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/110 (2001) |
| Tox monograph: | See TRS 868-JECFA 46/68 |
| Previous status: | 1996, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 4/FNP 52 Add.4/181. R
1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/29, NOT PREPARED, 0-3 (GROUP ADI FOR ISOAMYL ACETATE AND ISOAMYL BUTYRATE, EXPRESSED AS ISOAMYL ALCOHOL) |
| 30 Apr 02 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Isoamyl alcohol (ICSC)